Comments on: Changes to Instant Replay System for 2008 Australian Open

By: PaulaV

PaulaV — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:13:07 +0000

The risk of abuse is what may be causing tennis officials to not make the hawk-eye system unlimited. Also, you have to factor in TV time.
Stations like ESPN are on a set schedule with limited airtime. The challenge system could potentially lengthen a match so much that stations may have to end their broadcast before the match ends.
Although, I hear the hawk-eye system will be unlimited for the Davis Cup match. Crazy. If it were up to me, I would change the rules so that if a player successfully wins all available challenges in a given set, the umpire should be replaced. Sorry if that sounds harsh.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:24:35 +0000

I think it ws great that harkeye was invented but why do they still limit the challenges? For it to be trurly effective thet have to make the challenges unlimited. So a player on an important point like a break point at 5-4 down can have compleate satisfaction that the call was correct. While harkeye was in trial stages it was fair enough but now we know how effective it just make it unlimited challagenges. the matches will move far quicker once officaldom do it.

By: Breves (XXXV): Davydenko, Djokovic, Federer

Breves (XXXV): Davydenko, Djokovic, Federer — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:08:35 +0000

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